Concrete and paving contractors in California
- 6,316 contractors
- 54 county pages
- 2,814 active USDOT
California has 6,316 driveway contractors listed, and 2,814 of them hold an active USDOT registration. 54 counties have pages of their own.
Pick your county
Tap a county, then Open pageClick a county to see its contractorsCounties with their own page54 counties with their own page
- Los Angeles County787
- San Diego County603
- Riverside County564
- San Bernardino County385
- Orange County379
- Santa Clara County336
- Sacramento County327
- Contra Costa County253
- Sonoma County178
- Ventura County168
- Fresno County164
- San Joaquin County158
- Alameda County149
- Solano County143
- Kern County141
- Placer County130
- Stanislaus County129
- San Luis Obispo County111
- Santa Barbara County97
- Tulare County85
- Shasta County77
- El Dorado County75
- San Mateo County73
- Merced County69
- Santa Cruz County68
- Butte County62
- Monterey County57
- Yolo County54
- Marin County39
- San Francisco County37
- San Benito County32
- Madera County30
- Nevada County30
- Siskiyou County30
- Sutter County28
- Mendocino County23
- Tehama County21
- Napa County20
- Lassen County19
- Humboldt County17
- Lake County17
- Plumas County17
- Yuba County17
- Imperial County15
- Tuolumne County15
- Amador County14
- Inyo County14
- Kings County13
- Calaveras County10
- Glenn County9
- Mariposa County6
- Mono County6
- Colusa County5
- Del Norte County5
Contractors in smaller counties
45 contractors in 6 counties with fewer than 15 listings. Each county has a page of its own too. Open a county to see its contractors.
Colusa County5 contractors
Colusa County page: AKS Construction, Bruce Hardwick Construction, Gesick Concrete Inc, JV Concrete LLC, Riordan Concrete Construction
Del Norte County5 contractors
Del Norte County page: Durham Concrete, Haban Tim Construction Inc, HD Concrete & Construction LLC, Hemmingsen Contracting Co Inc, Tri County Asphalt Inc.
Glenn County9 contractors
Glenn County page: Bogart Dr, Galbraith Construction, JB's Concrete, JRC Cement Inc, Jensen Infrastructure - Orland, MDS Concrete, Myers Construction, Pierce Concrete, Precision Concrete
Inyo County14 contractors
Inyo County page: Chudy Craig Concrete, Clair Concrete Inc, Concrete Company A, Garcia's Concrete & Roofing, Inyo Mono Concrete, Ken Milici Concrete, Kinzy Concrete Construction, Martin Martinez Concrete Inc, Martinez Martin Concrete Inc, Owens Valley Concrete, Quality Inyo Concrete, Santana Concrete, Torres Excavation and Paving, Truhls Concrete Inc
Mariposa County6 contractors
Mariposa County page: Always Quality Concrete, Clover Hardscape and Construction, DMC Concrete Construction, Elite Hardscape & Landscape Design, Harrison's Joe Concrete, Sparks Grading and Paving
Mono County6 contractors
Mono County page: Bell Concrete, Black Gold Asphalt Inc, Caldera Concrete Inc, Craig Chudy Concrete, Hawkeye Enterprises Inc, Invision Asphalt Services
Other countiesOther counties in California
5 contractors in 3 counties with fewer than 5 listings. Open a county to see its contractors.
Modoc County1 contractor
Sierra County1 contractor
Trinity County3 contractors
B&C Landscaping and Pavers, KM Concrete & Construction Inc, SF Bay Concrete Repair
About California
California's Contractors State License Board licenses this work under C-12 Earthwork and Paving and C-8 Concrete, and sealcoating falls under C-32. A job under $1,000 in total for labor and materials can be exempt if it's casual or minor, needs no building permit and the person doing it hires no one to help.1-6
Our copy of the California Contractors State License Board's list has 3,419 licenses in force in its C-12 Earthwork and paving and C-61/D-6 Concrete-related services classes, read September 23, 2026.7 Permit offices in California issued permits for 57,739 new single-family homes in 2025, down from 65,890 in 2021.8
Driveway and paving rules in California
- State highway driveway permit
Work in a state highway's right-of-way, such as a driveway, needs a Caltrans encroachment permit, applied for online through CEPS.9
- Stormwater and shoreland
In the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency regulates land coverage, and driveways count toward it. Elsewhere in California, the state's construction stormwater permit starts at 1 acre of disturbed land.10-11
- Door-to-door sales
In California, the buyer can cancel a home solicitation contract until midnight of the third business day, or the fifth for senior citizens (Civ. Code 1689.6).12
What a driveway costs
Published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
Concrete
- Concrete driveway
- Plain or broom finish: $6 to $12 per square foot installed (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Homewyse)A 2-car driveway, 24 by 24 feet: $3,500 to $8,600 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Stamped or decorative concrete
- Stamped concrete, simple to complex patterns: $8 to $28 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)Exposed aggregate or single-color concrete: $8 to $12 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
- Concrete patio
- A plain slab: $4 to $12 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)A plain 10 by 10 foot patio: about $400 to $1,600 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Stamped or colored: $9 to $17 per square foot for simple designs, up to $30 for custom work (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Concrete resurfacing
- A basic resurfacing coat: $3 to $7 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Asphalt
- Asphalt driveway
- New, installed: $5 to $15 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)A 1-car driveway, 200 to 300 square feet: $1,000 to $3,600 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)A 2-car driveway, 400 to 600 square feet: $2,000 to $9,000 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)A 3-car driveway, 800 to 864 square feet: $5,600 to $10,400 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr)A long driveway: $5,000 to $15,000 per 1,000 square feet (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Asphalt resurfacing or overlay
- Typically: about $3 to $7 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Across the cost guides: $1 to $10 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)
- Sealcoating
- By the area: $1 to $2 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, This Old House)A typical job: $300 to $850 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, This Old House)
Repairs
- Crack and pothole repair
- Filling cracks: $0.50 to $3 per linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)A minimum charge: about $100 to $250 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)Patching a pothole: $100 to $400 a pothole (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Gravel and pavers
- Gravel driveway
- On a prepared or existing base: $1 to $4 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home)A 2-car driveway: $800 to $2,560 (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)Crushed stone or crusher run, delivered: $20 to $60 a ton (Fixr, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Paver driveway
- Pavers, installed: $10 to $30 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Replacing, widening and permits
- Removing an old driveway
- Asphalt: $1 to $3 per square foot (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide, Forbes Home, This Old House)Concrete: $2 to $6 per square foot, reinforced concrete at the top (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)A whole concrete driveway: about $1,000 to $2,500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
- Widening or extending
- Priced like new work in the same material: $2 to $15 per square foot (Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Driveway permit
- Where one's needed: $50 to $200 (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, Homewyse and This Old House, checked September 2026.
Wages and licensing in CaliforniaGuides
- What a concrete patio or walkway costs
- What a driveway costs: concrete, asphalt and gravel
- Do you need a permit for a driveway?
- Repair, resurface or replace your driveway?
- What sealcoating an asphalt driveway costs
- How to check a paving or concrete contractor, and spot the leftover-asphalt pitch
- What decorative driveways cost: stamped concrete, exposed aggregate and pavers
Sources
- California Contractors State License Board: C-12 Earthwork and Paving ↑
- California Contractors State License Board: C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement ↑
- California Contractors State License Board: C-8 Concrete ↑
- California Contractors State License Board: D-06 Concrete Related Services ↑
- California Business and Professions Code 7048 ↑
- California Contractors State License Board: ab 2622 implementation final ↑
- California Contractors State License Board: check license ↑
- Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, state files, read November 13, 2026 ↑
- California Department of Transportation ↑
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency ↑
- California State Water Resources Control Board ↑
- California Civil Code 1689.6 ↑
